Mount Kumotori 雲取山

  • Published on : 19/12/2018
  • by : S.R.
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The mountain in the suburbs of Tokyo

At the crossroads of Tokyo, Saitama, and Yamanashi prefectures, you can find Mount Kumotori, which rises above 2,000 meters (2,017 meters exactly). Nicknamed in Japan the "mountain that catches the clouds", you can see as far as Mount Fuji when the weather is clear!

The highest mountain in the capital

 

Mount Kumotori belongs to the list of the 100 famous mountains of Japan ( "hyakumeizan" ), established in the 60s by Kyuya Fukada, and which lists the Japanese summits according to the beauty of the landscape, the mountain as well as the altitude. Mount Kumotori - which is the highest mountain in Tokyo Prefecture - is within Chichibu Tama Kai National Park where, in the middle of the hiking trails, you can also find Mount Mitake or Mitsumine Shrine.

Read also: The Chichibu region

View from the top of Mount Kumotori

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An invitation to hike

 

The ascent of Mount Kumotori can be done in two days, with the possibility of sleeping one night in one of the 6 mountain huts furnished with futons and tatamis, whose capacity for each varies between 10 and 200 people. There is also the possibility of settling on a paying campsite. Hiking there is long but does not entail any particular difficulties for a healthy person. Autumn is particularly recommended to be able to observe the forests of the surroundings adorn themselves with several colors.

Hut in Mount Kumotori

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Lever de Soleil au mont Kumotori

Sunrise at Mount Kumotori

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Address, timetable & access

  • Address

  • Timetable

    Take the Chuo line from Shinjuku station to Okutama station (2 hrs). From there take the bus to Kamosawa (30 min).

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